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English to English noun
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a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) |  | Example: he always turns first to the business section
the history of this work is discussed in the next section
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a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope | | Example: sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue
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a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people | | Example: no section of the nation is more ardent than the South
there are three synagogues in the Jewish section
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one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object | | Example: a section of a fishing rod
metal sections were used below ground
finished the final segment of the road
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a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon | | source: wordnet30
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one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | | Example: the written part of the exam
the finance section of the company
the BBC's engineering division
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a land unit equal to 1 square mile | | source: wordnet30
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(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid | | source: wordnet30
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a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately | | Example: a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course
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a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class | | source: wordnet30
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a small army unit usually having a special function | | source: wordnet30
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a specialized division of a large organization | | Example: you'll find it in the hardware department
she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
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a segment of a citrus fruit | | Example: he ate a section of the orange
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the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | | source: wordnet30
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The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies. | | source: webster1913 verb
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divide into segments | | Example: segment an orange
segment a compound word
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